A Tory minister has sounded the alarm over plans to clamp down on radical extremists preaching at British universities, prompting a party row.
Greg Clark, the universities and skills minister, warned at a cabinet meeting last month that Home Office plans to force universities to ban non-violent “extremists” could prove unworkable, sources said.
Mr Clark appeared to question whether the move on extremism was necessary. His intervention triggered fury from David Cameron and Theresa May, the home secretary.
The fracas was described as a “rare example of genuine disagreement, openly expressed” in

Tens of thousands of families missed out on a place at the secondary school they wanted for their children yesterday, prompting calls for extra funding to meet rising demand.
In some London boroughs where competition for places is most intense, almost half of parents were not offered a place at their first choice of school.
Across the capital about a third of families missed out on their choice of school, with a similar proportion in Birmingham. Pressure for places has intensified after a baby boom in urban areas several years ago which caused a growth in demand that affected primary schools

The Home Office is tackling satellite campuses set up in London by
universities in other parts of the UK over concerns that they are being
exploited by economic migrants.
Theresa May, the home secretary, believes that the colleges have become a
loophole used by people wanting to work in Britain rather than institutions
offering rigorous academic courses to highly qualified students.
More than 8,000 students are enrolled at 12 London campuses linked to
universities including Glyndwr, Sunderland, Anglia Ruskin, Bangor and
Coventry.
A report by the Quality Assurance Agen

At least 10 of the 50 female teachers who appeared before misconduct panels in the past year were accused of inappropriate relationships with pupils, analysis by The Times shows.
The figures suggest that women are now being treated as harshly as men for having sexual relationships with pupils. Even flirtations that do not lead to physical contact are being disciplined.
According to legislation, teachers should not have relationships with pupils at their school, even if they are over the age of sexual consent. They are also censured for becoming intimate with past pupils in some cases.
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